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The first time I watch a fight, I don't really score it. I', usually watching as a fan and not as a judge or an analyst.
The first time I watched it, I was looking at Ortiz the same as everyone else was, which was as a future golden boy of boxing. Future superstar/champion. An underestimated top fighter in the division that all he needs is a chance to prove it and he will show that he is elite.
And becuz of that, I judged him harshly. Now I did take into mind the idea of him being weight drained, and him needing a new trainer. But still, he looked horrible.
But just now, I re-watched the fight thinking that he is being overrated. Thinking that he isn't a future golden boy of boxing. Isn't a future star/champion. Basically I looked at him as an ordinary boxer with some skills and a lot of power.
When I looked at him as nothing special, the fight was a lot better, and he looked a lot better.
I also got to see the reason behind a lot of the bad stuff Ortiz was doing and I came to these conclusion.
First thing: Lamont Peterson didn't look as good to me as I remember. He was doing a lot of running, a lot of holding, and a lot of holding and hitting (illegal).
When I realized how much of that Lamont was doing, i realized why Ortiz would keep distance from time to time. A lot of people were saying it was becuz he was afraid, but it seemed more that he was just tired of the running, clinching, and the illegal cheap shots during the clinches. These moments were most prominent in 3 of the rounds I gave to Lamont (6-8). It seemed like the frustration of that was what kept Ortiz on the outside, which was the prominent reason Peterson was having success. My final score was 96 - 94. I had 1 round even (round 9).
Now don't get me wrong, I'm not just trying to make excuses for Ortiz. He still looked bad considering what level he's suppose to be at. I still say he definitely needs a new trainer that can teach him different strategies for different kinds of opponents. And I still say he should consider moving up (though not as much as I did yesterday).
The biggest thing about it though is that everyone wants to go all in with these young fighters. At 23, people ask too much from Ortiz and Alexander. Amir was able to pull it off, but clearly he's a special kind of fighter. Ortiz shows signs of being exceptional, but we'll just have to give him time. The fact that we put so much stock with him just makes it so much worse when he doesn't deliver. From now on, I'm going to look at him as a young prospect that isn't ready for the spot light.
The first time I watched it, I was looking at Ortiz the same as everyone else was, which was as a future golden boy of boxing. Future superstar/champion. An underestimated top fighter in the division that all he needs is a chance to prove it and he will show that he is elite.
And becuz of that, I judged him harshly. Now I did take into mind the idea of him being weight drained, and him needing a new trainer. But still, he looked horrible.
But just now, I re-watched the fight thinking that he is being overrated. Thinking that he isn't a future golden boy of boxing. Isn't a future star/champion. Basically I looked at him as an ordinary boxer with some skills and a lot of power.
When I looked at him as nothing special, the fight was a lot better, and he looked a lot better.
I also got to see the reason behind a lot of the bad stuff Ortiz was doing and I came to these conclusion.
First thing: Lamont Peterson didn't look as good to me as I remember. He was doing a lot of running, a lot of holding, and a lot of holding and hitting (illegal).
When I realized how much of that Lamont was doing, i realized why Ortiz would keep distance from time to time. A lot of people were saying it was becuz he was afraid, but it seemed more that he was just tired of the running, clinching, and the illegal cheap shots during the clinches. These moments were most prominent in 3 of the rounds I gave to Lamont (6-8). It seemed like the frustration of that was what kept Ortiz on the outside, which was the prominent reason Peterson was having success. My final score was 96 - 94. I had 1 round even (round 9).
Now don't get me wrong, I'm not just trying to make excuses for Ortiz. He still looked bad considering what level he's suppose to be at. I still say he definitely needs a new trainer that can teach him different strategies for different kinds of opponents. And I still say he should consider moving up (though not as much as I did yesterday).
The biggest thing about it though is that everyone wants to go all in with these young fighters. At 23, people ask too much from Ortiz and Alexander. Amir was able to pull it off, but clearly he's a special kind of fighter. Ortiz shows signs of being exceptional, but we'll just have to give him time. The fact that we put so much stock with him just makes it so much worse when he doesn't deliver. From now on, I'm going to look at him as a young prospect that isn't ready for the spot light.
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